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Kip Wells

Robert Kip Wells

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: April 21, 1977 in Houston, TX
High School: Lawrence E Elkins HS (Missouri City, TX)
School: Baylor University (Waco, TX)
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft.
Signed December 23, 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 2, 1999
Teams (by GP): Pirates/WhiteSox/Cardinals/Nationals/Rockies/... 1999-2009
2012 Contract Status: Free Agent (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 9.083 [*], Agents: Randy Hendricks,Alan Hendricks [*]
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1999 22 CHW AL 4 1 .800 4.04 7 7 0 0 0 0 35.2 33 17 16 2 15 0 29 3 2 1 153 123 1.346 8.3 0.5 3.8 7.3 1.93
2000 23 CHW AL 6 9 .400 6.02 20 20 0 0 0 0 98.2 126 76 66 15 58 4 71 2 0 7 468 84 1.865 11.5 1.4 5.3 6.5 1.22
2001 24 CHW AL 10 11 .476 4.79 40 20 3 0 0 0 133.1 145 80 71 14 61 5 99 12 0 14 603 97 1.545 9.8 0.9 4.1 6.7 1.62
2002 25 PIT NL 12 14 .462 3.58 33 33 0 1 1 0 198.1 197 92 79 21 71 11 134 7 0 7 845 118 1.351 8.9 1.0 3.2 6.1 1.89
2003 26 PIT NL 10 9 .526 3.28 31 31 0 1 0 0 197.1 171 77 72 24 76 7 147 7 0 7 835 133 1.252 7.8 1.1 3.5 6.7 1.93
2004 27 PIT NL 5 7 .417 4.55 24 24 0 0 0 0 138.1 145 71 70 14 66 4 116 6 0 3 621 94 1.525 9.4 0.9 4.3 7.5 1.76
2005 28 PIT NL 8 18 .308 5.09 33 33 0 1 1 0 182.0 186 116 103 23 99 8 132 12 0 8 828 82 1.566 9.2 1.1 4.9 6.5 1.33
2006 29 TOT MLB 2 5 .286 6.50 9 9 0 0 0 0 44.1 61 33 32 3 21 1 20 4 0 5 208 70 1.850 12.4 0.6 4.3 4.1 0.95
2006 29 PIT NL 1 5 .167 6.69 7 7 0 0 0 0 36.1 46 27 27 3 18 1 16 4 0 5 168 67 1.761 11.4 0.7 4.5 4.0 0.89
2006 29 TEX AL 1 0 1.000 5.63 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.0 15 6 5 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 40 85 2.250 16.9 0.0 3.4 4.5 1.33
2007 30 STL NL 7 17 .292 5.70 34 26 4 0 0 0 162.2 186 116 103 19 78 9 122 9 1 8 750 77 1.623 10.3 1.1 4.3 6.8 1.56
2008 31 TOT MLB 1 3 .250 6.21 25 2 8 0 0 0 37.2 39 29 26 4 30 2 31 2 0 3 176 75 1.832 9.3 1.0 7.2 7.4 1.03
2008 31 COL NL 1 2 .333 5.27 15 2 6 0 0 0 27.1 29 19 16 3 19 2 22 1 0 2 126 90 1.756 9.5 1.0 6.3 7.2 1.16
2008 31 KCR AL 0 1 .000 8.71 10 0 2 0 0 0 10.1 10 10 10 1 11 0 9 1 0 1 50 51 2.032 8.7 0.9 9.6 7.8 0.82
2009 32 TOT NL 2 5 .286 5.33 33 7 9 0 0 2 72.2 60 43 43 6 40 1 43 5 0 0 314 80 1.376 7.4 0.7 5.0 5.3 1.08
2009 32 WSN NL 0 2 .000 6.49 23 0 8 0 0 2 26.1 23 19 19 1 18 1 18 0 0 0 117 66 1.557 7.9 0.3 6.2 6.2 1.00
2009 32 CIN NL 2 3 .400 4.66 10 7 1 0 0 0 46.1 37 24 24 5 22 0 25 5 0 0 197 91 1.273 7.2 1.0 4.3 4.9 1.14
11 Yrs 67 99 .404 4.71 289 212 24 3 2 2 1301.0 1349 750 681 145 615 52 944 69 3 63 5801 94 1.510 9.3 1.0 4.3 6.5 1.54
162 Game Avg. 9 13 .404 4.71 39 29 3 0 0 0 177 183 102 92 20 83 7 128 9 0 9 787 94 1.510 9.3 1.0 4.3 6.5 1.54
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
PIT (5 yrs) 36 53 .404 4.20 128 128 0 3 2 0 752.1 745 383 351 85 330 31 545 36 0 30 3297 102 1.429 8.9 1.0 3.9 6.5 1.65
CHW (3 yrs) 20 21 .488 5.14 67 47 3 0 0 0 267.2 304 173 153 31 134 9 199 17 2 22 1224 94 1.636 10.2 1.0 4.5 6.7 1.49
KCR (1 yr) 0 1 .000 8.71 10 0 2 0 0 0 10.1 10 10 10 1 11 0 9 1 0 1 50 51 2.032 8.7 0.9 9.6 7.8 0.82
COL (1 yr) 1 2 .333 5.27 15 2 6 0 0 0 27.1 29 19 16 3 19 2 22 1 0 2 126 90 1.756 9.5 1.0 6.3 7.2 1.16
STL (1 yr) 7 17 .292 5.70 34 26 4 0 0 0 162.2 186 116 103 19 78 9 122 9 1 8 750 77 1.623 10.3 1.1 4.3 6.8 1.56
TEX (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 5.63 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.0 15 6 5 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 40 85 2.250 16.9 0.0 3.4 4.5 1.33
CIN (1 yr) 2 3 .400 4.66 10 7 1 0 0 0 46.1 37 24 24 5 22 0 25 5 0 0 197 91 1.273 7.2 1.0 4.3 4.9 1.14
WSN (1 yr) 0 2 .000 6.49 23 0 8 0 0 2 26.1 23 19 19 1 18 1 18 0 0 0 117 66 1.557 7.9 0.3 6.2 6.2 1.00
NL (8 yrs) 46 77 .374 4.55 210 163 19 3 2 2 1015.0 1020 561 513 113 467 43 732 51 1 40 4487 95 1.465 9.0 1.0 4.1 6.5 1.57
AL (5 yrs) 21 22 .488 5.29 79 49 5 0 0 0 286.0 329 189 168 32 148 9 212 18 2 23 1314 91 1.668 10.4 1.0 4.7 6.7 1.43

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1999 22 CHW AL 35.2 7 7 17 4.29 5.14 -0.11 0.20 100.9 5.50 5 0.5 -0.0 0.8 10 .568 .503 $
2000 23 CHW AL 98.2 20 20 76 6.93 5.43 0.04 0.21 104.1 5.83 -13 -1.1 -0.1 -0.3 1 .444 .493 $210,000
2001 24 CHW AL 133.1 40 20 80 5.40 4.88 0.04 0.07 102.2 5.01 -6 -0.6 1.2 -0.1 0.5 11 .484 .496 $
2002 25 PIT NL 198.1 33 33 92 4.17 4.47 0.07 0.17 103.3 4.72 11 1.2 -0.1 2.6 31 .537 .508 $272,500
2003 26 PIT NL 197.1 31 31 77 3.51 4.67 -0.05 0.18 101.0 4.94 31 3.3 -0.1 4.7 51 .608 .521 $370,000
2004 27 PIT NL 138.1 24 24 71 4.62 4.77 -0.14 0.19 99.1 5.05 6 0.6 -0.1 1.6 20 .526 .504 $2,575,000
2005 28 PIT NL 182.0 33 33 116 5.74 4.70 0.08 0.17 99.2 4.75 -20 -2.0 -0.1 -0.7 -2 .440 .488 $3,175,000
2006 29 PIT NL 36.1 7 7 27 6.69 4.93 -0.31 0.19 97.5 5.30 -5 -0.5 -0.0 -0.3 -2 .427 .497 $4,150,000
2006 29 TEX AL 8.0 2 2 6 6.75 4.94 0.07 0.19 98.8 5.01 -2 -0.1 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .426 .499 $
2007 30 STL NL 162.2 34 26 116 6.42 4.72 0.21 0.12 99.3 4.59 -32 -3.0 .7 -0.1 -1.9 -17 .412 .482 $4,000,000
2008 31 COL NL 27.1 15 2 19 6.26 4.66 -0.19 -0.23 99.7 4.60 -5 -0.5 .8 -0.0 -0.3 -2 .468 .497 $3,100,000
2008 31 KCR AL 10.1 10 0 10 8.71 5.35 -0.39 -0.40 98.0 5.24 -4 -0.4 .5 0.1 -0.2 -3 .459 .497 $
2009 32 WSN NL 26.1 23 0 19 6.49 4.50 -0.30 -0.33 100.5 4.49 -6 -0.6 1.4 -0.2 -0.6 -3 .474 .496 $
2009 32 CIN NL 46.1 10 7 24 4.66 4.51 0.12 0.08 101.4 4.53 -1 -0.1 .4 -0.0 0.2 4 .492 .500 $
11 Seasons 1301.0 289 212 750 5.19 4.76 0.01 0.14 100.9 4.92 -41 -3.3 1.0 -1.0 6.0 98 .489 .499 $17,852,500
PIT (5 yrs) 752.1 128 128 383 4.58 4.65 -0.01 0.18 100.6 4.87 22 2.7 -0.5 7.9 98 .521 .503 $10,542,500
CHW (3 yrs) 267.2 67 47 173 5.82 5.12 0.02 0.14 102.7 5.38 -14 -1.3 1.2 -0.2 1.0 22 .481 .497 $210,000
KCR (1 yr) 10.1 10 0 10 8.71 5.35 -0.39 -0.40 98.0 5.24 -4 -0.4 .5 0.1 -0.2 -3 .459 .497 $
COL (1 yr) 27.1 15 2 19 6.26 4.66 -0.19 -0.23 99.7 4.60 -5 -0.5 .8 -0.0 -0.3 -2 .468 .497 $3,100,000
STL (1 yr) 162.2 34 26 116 6.42 4.72 0.21 0.12 99.3 4.59 -32 -3.0 .7 -0.1 -1.9 -17 .412 .482 $4,000,000
TEX (1 yr) 8.0 2 2 6 6.75 4.94 0.07 0.19 98.8 5.01 -2 -0.1 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .426 .499 $
CIN (1 yr) 46.1 10 7 24 4.66 4.51 0.12 0.08 101.4 4.53 -1 -0.1 .4 -0.0 0.2 4 .492 .500 $
WSN (1 yr) 26.1 23 0 19 6.49 4.50 -0.30 -0.33 100.5 4.49 -6 -0.6 1.4 -0.2 -0.6 -3 .474 .496 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1999 22 CHW AL 7 153 133 17 33 8 0 2 2 3 15 29 .248 .333 .353 .687 .298 47 4 3 0 2 0 2
2000 23 CHW AL 20 468 404 76 126 21 3 15 11 5 58 71 .312 .398 .490 .888 .346 198 15 2 1 3 4 11
2001 24 CHW AL 40 603 516 80 145 38 0 14 13 4 61 99 .281 .366 .436 .802 .320 225 16 12 8 6 5 7
2002 25 PIT NL 33 845 755 92 197 35 4 21 18 7 71 134 .261 .328 .401 .729 .291 303 21 7 7 5 11 12
2003 26 PIT NL 31 835 735 77 171 27 3 24 14 2 76 147 .233 .310 .376 .685 .260 276 15 7 15 2 7 10
2004 27 PIT NL 24 621 538 71 145 20 5 14 8 6 66 116 .270 .352 .403 .756 .316 217 13 6 5 6 4 8
2005 28 PIT NL 33 828 698 116 186 46 2 23 15 3 99 132 .266 .363 .437 .800 .295 305 15 12 9 10 8 11
2006 29 TEX AL 2 40 37 6 15 6 0 0 0 1 3 4 .405 .450 .568 1.018 .455 21 2 0 0 0 0 1
2006 29 PIT NL 7 168 144 27 46 6 3 3 2 3 18 16 .319 .407 .465 .872 .341 67 5 4 1 1 1 0
2006 29 TOT MLB 9 208 181 33 61 12 3 3 2 4 21 20 .337 .415 .486 .902 .365 88 7 4 1 1 1 1
2007 30 STL NL 34 750 648 116 186 37 9 19 17 5 78 122 .287 .368 .460 .828 .325 298 12 9 8 7 9 12
2008 31 KCR AL 10 50 38 10 10 3 0 1 0 0 11 9 .263 .440 .421 .861 .321 16 3 1 0 0 0 0
2008 31 COL NL 15 126 103 19 29 6 0 3 1 2 19 22 .282 .398 .427 .826 .333 44 5 1 3 0 2 2
2008 31 TOT MLB 25 176 141 29 39 9 0 4 1 2 30 31 .277 .410 .426 .836 .330 60 8 2 3 0 2 2
2009 32 TOT NL 33 314 264 43 60 10 3 6 11 3 40 43 .227 .339 .356 .695 .250 94 5 5 4 1 1 1
2009 32 CIN NL 10 197 167 24 37 4 1 5 7 2 22 25 .222 .330 .347 .677 .234 58 4 5 3 0 0 1
2009 32 WSN NL 23 117 97 19 23 6 2 1 4 1 18 18 .237 .353 .371 .725 .278 36 1 0 1 1 1 0
11 Yrs 289 5801 5013 750 1349 263 32 145 112 44 615 944 .269 .354 .421 .775 .304 2111 131 69 61 43 52 77
162 Game Avg. 39 787 680 102 183 36 4 20 15 6 83 128 .269 .354 .421 .775 .304 287 18 9 8 6 7 10
MLB Averages .266 .335 .425 .760 .298
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1999 22 CHW AL 3.8 0.4 160 0.7 3.4 -2.7 1.13 0.4 0.2 4.7 0.4 1.13 4.8 0 0 0
2000 23 CHW AL -12.6 -1.1 486 -1.9 7.4 -9.3 .96 -1.4 -0.5 -15.7 -1.4 0.96 -17.5 0 0 0
2001 24 CHW AL -3.4 -0.3 630 -0.3 10.3 -10.6 .98 -1.4 1.1 -9.1 -0.9 0.98 -13.7 6 5 9
2002 25 PIT NL 11.6 1.2 880 0.3 14.6 -14.3 .95 0.1 0.3 8.5 0.9 0.95 2.2 0 0 0
2003 26 PIT NL 24.0 2.5 862 2.1 16.2 -14.1 1.06 1.3 0.6 24.9 2.5 1.06 16.5 0 0 0
2004 27 PIT NL -1.2 -0.1 635 -0.0 12.1 -12.1 1.13 -0.1 0.1 3.3 0.3 1.13 -2.1 0 0 0
2005 28 PIT NL -19.5 -1.9 857 -1.3 14.4 -15.7 1.06 -1.8 0.6 -25.3 -2.4 1.06 -21.2 0 0 0
2006 29 TOT MLB -8.9 -0.8 218 -0.6 3.4 -4.0 .95 -0.8 0.2 -10.2 -0.9 0.95 -9.6 0 0 0
2006 29 PIT NL -7.9 -0.7 178 -0.8 2.9 -3.7 1.04 -0.5 -0.3 -9.2 -0.8 1.04 -6.3 0 0 0
2006 29 TEX AL -1.0 -0.1 40 0.2 0.5 -0.3 .56 -0.3 0.7 -1.0 -0.1 0.56 -3.3 0 0 0
2007 30 STL NL -25.9 -2.4 780 -2.8 12.0 -14.8 .98 -2.8 -0.1 -30.7 -2.9 0.98 -27.9 1 3 4
2008 31 TOT MLB -6.6 -0.6 181 -0.1 2.4 -2.5 .80 -0.5 0.4 -10.7 -1.0 0.80 -7.9 5 3 14
2008 31 COL NL -2.2 -0.2 130 -0.0 2.0 -2.0 .90 -0.4 0.4 -6.5 -0.6 0.90 -4.0 4 1 7
2008 31 KCR AL -4.4 -0.4 51 -0.1 0.5 -0.5 .54 -0.1 -0.0 -4.3 -0.4 0.54 -3.9 1 2 7
2009 32 TOT NL -7.0 -0.7 328 -0.3 5.6 -5.9 1.08 0.5 -0.8 -5.7 -0.6 1.08 2.6 12 5 9
2009 32 WSN NL -5.7 -0.6 122 -0.0 2.7 -2.8 1.46 0.1 -0.1 -1.3 -0.1 1.46 0.0 12 4 7
2009 32 CIN NL -1.3 -0.1 206 -0.2 2.9 -3.2 .85 0.4 -0.7 -4.4 -0.4 0.85 2.6 0 1 2
11 Yrs -45.5 -4.0 6017 -4.1 101.9 -106.0 1.02 -6.5 2.4 -66.0 -5.8 1.02 -73.9 24 16 36
PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1999 22 CHW AL 7 7 4 1 2 4 0 5 2 .714 1 0 0 0 1 14% 50.4 64 18 3 1 0 4 5.3 5.3 5.1 85 1 6 0 0 89
2000 23 CHW AL 20 20 6 9 5 2 1 9 11 .450 1 2 0 0 5 25% 40.5 71 16 22 8 0 10 5.8 7.5 4.9 90 4 12 4 0 118
2001 24 CHW AL 40 20 7 10 3 0 1 9 11 .450 0 2 0 0 8 40% 44.7 82 13 30 8 0 9 4.4 3.6 5.2 89 4 12 4 0 112
2002 25 PIT NL 33 33 12 14 7 2 6 14 19 .424 3 4 1 1 21 64% 51.5 81 15 18 6 0 15 4.1 4.1 6.0 94 4 14 15 0 114
2003 26 PIT NL 31 31 10 9 12 1 5 14 17 .452 7 4 1 0 21 68% 55.3 75 28 15 5 0 17 4.1 3.9 6.4 103 1 8 21 1 126
2004 27 PIT NL 24 24 5 7 12 1 2 10 14 .417 3 6 0 0 11 46% 49.0 77 12 18 8 0 13 4.3 3.6 5.8 101 1 9 13 1 127
2005 28 PIT NL 33 33 8 18 7 1 2 11 22 .333 1 2 1 1 15 45% 46.5 88 15 23 5 1 13 3.4 2.8 5.5 94 7 9 16 1 121
2006 29 TOT MLB 9 9 2 5 2 1 0 4 5 .444 0 0 0 0 2 22% 0.0 67 19 12 3 0 4 5.3 6.4 4.9 86 3 4 2 0 108
2006 29 PIT NL 7 7 1 5 1 0 0 2 5 .286 0 0 0 0 2 29% 39.6 67 19 9 2 0 3 3.2 3.3 5.2 89 2 3 2 0 108
2006 29 TEX AL 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 37.5 49 26 3 1 0 1 12.7 19.0 4.0 77 1 1 0 0 85
2007 30 STL NL 34 26 5 17 4 0 3 6 20 .231 1 1 0 0 9 35% 41.2 81 13 19 8 2 11 3.5 3.2 5.4 94 4 9 12 1 125
2008 31 TOT MLB 25 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .500 0 1 0 0 0 0% 56 7 14 5 0 2 6.0 0.0 2.8 57 2 0 0 0 74
2008 31 COL NL 15 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .500 0 1 0 0 0 0% 31.5 56 7 6 1 0 2 6.0 0.0 2.8 57 2 0 0 0 74
2009 32 TOT NL 33 7 2 2 3 0 0 5 2 .714 1 1 0 0 3 43% 70 26 20 5 0 1 3.6 5.3 5.4 90 2 4 1 0 108
2009 32 CIN NL 10 7 2 2 3 0 0 5 2 .714 1 1 0 0 3 43% 48.7 70 26 12 0 0 1 3.6 5.3 5.4 90 2 4 1 0 108
11 Yrs 256 212 61 93 58 12 20 88 124 .415 18 23 3 2 96 45% 47 88 7 178 53 3 99 4.2 4.1 5.6 94 33 87 88 4 127
MLB Averages .500 48% 48 100 -12 4.8 4.8 5.9 95

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
2001 24 CHW AL 40 20 3 3 1 2 0 2 0% 8 6 15 5 33% 7 .980 6 5 9 11 2 7 10 10 10 4 12 6 4.3 24
2007 30 STL NL 34 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 .979 1 3 4 3 1 4 0 8 8 0 8 0 8.8 47
2008 31 TOT MLB 25 23 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 11 2 18% .801 5 3 14 5 4 14 6 17 10 4 10 0 4.2 26
2008 31 COL NL 15 13 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 20% 8 .904 4 1 7 2 3 8 5 8 6 1 6 0 5.0 29
2008 31 KCR AL 10 10 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0% 7 .542 1 2 7 3 1 6 1 9 4 3 4 0 3.1 21
2009 32 TOT NL 33 26 9 0 3 2 2 0 100% 7 5 16 1 6% 1.079 12 5 9 9 6 11 10 16 10 6 11 9 4.0 22
2009 32 WSN NL 23 23 8 0 2 2 2 0 100% 7 5 15 1 7% 8 1.460 12 4 7 9 5 9 9 14 7 6 8 9 3.4 19
2009 32 CIN NL 10 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 .853 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 2 3 0 3 0 8.7 48
4 Yrs 132 77 24 6 6 4 2 2 50% 17 13 42 8 19% .979 24 16 36 28 13 36 26 51 38 14 41 15 4.6 26

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1999 22 CHW AL 153 32% 1.3% 19.0% 9.8% 6.5% 30% 0.86 1.03 68% 19% 3.9% 11% 33 4 12%
2000 23 CHW AL 468 45% 3.2% 15.2% 12.4% 8.3% 31% 0.72 1.03 69% 28% 9.6% 15% 109 15 14%
2001 24 CHW AL 603 52% 2.3% 16.4% 10.1% 8.6% 36% 0.90 1.39 68% 26% 7.5% 12% 119 16 13%
2002 25 PIT NL 845 52% 2.5% 15.9% 8.4% 7.1% 31% 1.26 1.91 72% 20% 9.0% 12% 146 21 14%
2003 26 PIT NL 835 57% 2.9% 17.6% 9.1% 6.5% 32% 1.14 1.53 68% 14% 9.7% 10% 131 15 11%
2004 27 PIT NL 621 54% 2.3% 18.7% 10.6% 6.3% 27% 0.87 1.35 67% 21% 6.8% 8% 122 13 11%
2005 28 PIT NL 828 53% 2.8% 15.9% 12.0% 8.6% 38% 0.79 1.21 67% 22% 7.7% 7% 163 15 9%
2006 29 TOT MLB 208 51% 1.4% 9.6% 10.1% 8.7% 30% 1.09 1.79 76% 18% 4.1% 5% 53 7 13%
2006 29 PIT NL 168 52% 1.8% 9.5% 10.7% 7.1% 26% 1.06 1.90 75% 18% 5.2% 6% 43 5 12%
2006 29 TEX AL 40 50% 0.0% 10.0% 7.5% 15.0% 40% 1.20 1.38 83% 15% 0.0% 0% 10 2 20%
2007 30 STL NL 750 57% 2.5% 16.3% 10.4% 8.7% 35% 0.94 1.44 69% 19% 8.0% 13% 141 12 9%
2008 31 TOT MLB 176 55% 2.3% 17.6% 17.1% 7.4% 33% 1.18 2.20 60% 16% 9.1% 12% 43 8 19%
2008 31 COL NL 126 53% 2.4% 17.5% 15.1% 7.1% 31% 1.31 2.41 62% 15% 9.4% 9% 30 5 17%
2008 31 KCR AL 50 60% 2.0% 18.0% 22.0% 8.0% 40% 0.87 1.75 56% 17% 8.3% 20% 13 3 23%
2009 32 TOT NL 314 56% 1.9% 13.7% 12.7% 6.1% 32% 0.99 1.26 69% 19% 6.2% 13% 53 5 9%
2009 32 WSN NL 117 55% 0.9% 15.4% 15.4% 7.7% 39% 1.00 1.40 68% 16% 2.6% 5% 25 1 4%
2009 32 CIN NL 197 56% 2.5% 12.7% 11.2% 5.1% 27% 0.99 1.20 70% 20% 8.5% 17% 28 4 14%
11 Yrs 5801 53% 2.5% 16.3% 10.6% 7.6% 33% 0.96 1.43 68% 20% 7.9% 11% 1113 131 12%
MLB Averages 46% 2.8% 16.9% 8.7% 8.0% 34% 0.78 1.07 70% 20% 8.0% 13% 11%
PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
1999 22 CHW AL 154 598 3.88 364 61% 28% 16% 26% 29% 72% 0% 44% 77% 60% 4% 6 3 15% 23 10 0 24% 4 3 -1 0 0
2000 23 CHW AL 470 1795 3.82 1061 59% 28% 14% 26% 32% 72% 1% 42% 80% 56% 7% 34 15 20% 93 55 5 25% 10 15 -2 0 0
2001 24 CHW AL 603 2241 3.72 1350 60% 26% 14% 28% 32% 74% 2% 45% 81% 56% 6% 37 19 18% 110 55 6 24% 17 13 0 0 0
2002 25 PIT NL 848 3096 3.65 1899 61% 26% 15% 25% 33% 74% 3% 45% 79% 58% 5% 44 20 17% 147 82 12 24% 23 13 -3 0 0
2003 26 PIT NL 837 3195 3.82 1977 62% 24% 15% 30% 31% 76% 1% 47% 80% 58% 5% 44 27 21% 176 98 5 25% 23 11 -2 0 0
2004 27 PIT NL 623 2418 3.88 1482 61% 27% 15% 28% 29% 73% 2% 45% 79% 57% 5% 32 17 20% 126 70 3 34% 19 11 -2 0 0
2005 28 PIT NL 828 3107 3.75 1848 59% 28% 15% 26% 32% 72% 2% 43% 80% 56% 7% 55 26 19% 158 74 2 26% 24 21 0 0 0
2006 29 TOT MLB 208 777 3.74 471 61% 24% 11% 30% 35% 76% 1% 46% 85% 52% 6% 12 8 21% 43 24 5 20% 3 3 0 0 0
2006 29 PIT NL 168 623 3.71 376 60% 24% 11% 30% 35% 76% 2% 46% 85% 52% 5% 8 5 18% 31 16 4 25% 2 2 0 0 0
2006 29 TEX AL 40 154 3.85 95 62% 26% 11% 28% 35% 74% 0% 45% 86% 53% 10% 4 3 30% 12 8 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0
2007 30 STL NL 750 2813 3.75 1720 61% 25% 15% 28% 31% 75% 3% 46% 80% 58% 6% 42 23 20% 147 72 8 27% 11 11 0 0 0
2008 31 TOT MLB 176 704 4.00 383 54% 24% 17% 30% 30% 76% 2% 41% 78% 51% 9% 16 6 16% 28 14 3 19% 3 8 0 0 0
2008 31 COL NL 126 492 3.90 272 55% 24% 17% 28% 31% 76% 4% 42% 78% 52% 9% 11 5 17% 21 10 3 14% 2 4 0 0 0
2008 31 KCR AL 50 212 4.24 111 52% 23% 18% 32% 26% 77% 0% 40% 76% 48% 10% 5 1 14% 7 4 0 33% 1 4 0 0 0
2009 32 TOT NL 315 1209 3.84 715 59% 30% 15% 24% 32% 70% 1% 42% 79% 56% 6% 19 10 18% 56 32 3 30% 10 8 -1 0 0
2009 32 WSN NL 118 436 3.69 258 59% 30% 15% 23% 31% 70% 2% 41% 78% 64% 7% 8 5 23% 27 16 2 22% 5 2 -1 0 0
2009 32 CIN NL 197 773 3.92 457 59% 29% 15% 24% 32% 71% 0% 42% 79% 51% 6% 11 5 15% 29 16 1 36% 5 6 0 0 0
11 Yrs 5812 21953 3.78 13270 60% 26% 15% 27% 31% 74% 2% 45% 80% 57% 6% 341 174 19% 1107 586 52 26% 147 117 -11 0 0
MLB Averages 3.75 62% 27% 14% 27% 31% 73% 2% 45% 80% 58% 5% 21% 26%
PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1999 22 CHW AL 153 33 5 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 11 4 4 36% 2 1 0 66 2 3 40% 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 0
2000 23 CHW AL 468 126 10 2 15 0 13 6 9 9 6 30 17 3 57% 11 7 2 196 11 5 69% 8 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 12 0
2001 24 CHW AL 603 145 18 3 14 0 18 7 7 6 8 38 21 5 55% 7 14 1 249 13 4 76% 12 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 22 0
2002 25 PIT NL 845 197 24 2 21 1 14 10 11 11 10 38 19 3 50% 12 7 1 307 18 7 72% 17 7 1 0 0 0 3 0 13 0
2003 26 PIT NL 835 171 22 1 24 0 19 14 10 6 18 38 15 8 39% 10 7 3 293 14 2 88% 12 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 19 0
2004 27 PIT NL 621 145 11 2 14 1 20 8 6 6 8 39 19 3 49% 8 3 0 238 8 6 57% 5 5 3 0 0 1 1 1 9 0
2005 28 PIT NL 828 186 16 1 23 0 26 12 11 10 13 43 22 7 51% 11 8 3 322 15 3 83% 13 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 27 0
2006 29 TOT MLB 208 61 2 1 3 0 4 3 0 3 0 15 10 2 67% 1 5 1 82 2 4 33% 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2006 29 PIT NL 168 46 1 1 3 0 4 3 0 3 0 14 9 2 64% 0 5 1 61 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2006 29 TEX AL 40 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 100% 1 0 0 21 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 30 STL NL 750 186 21 1 19 0 23 8 11 5 14 49 29 5 59% 12 8 2 279 17 5 77% 14 5 3 0 0 0 2 1 23 0
2008 31 TOT MLB 176 39 2 0 4 0 10 3 1 1 3 9 6 1 67% 2 3 0 66 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
2008 31 COL NL 126 29 1 0 3 0 10 2 1 1 2 7 6 1 86% 2 2 0 47 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
2008 31 KCR AL 50 10 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0% 0 1 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2009 32 TOT NL 314 60 7 1 6 1 8 3 3 2 4 11 5 0 45% 1 0 2 111 11 3 79% 9 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2009 32 WSN NL 117 23 3 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 7 4 0 57% 0 0 2 50 4 1 80% 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2009 32 CIN NL 197 37 4 1 5 1 4 2 3 2 3 4 1 0 25% 1 0 0 61 7 2 78% 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Yrs 5801 1349 138 14 145 3 157 75 70 59 86 321 167 41 52% 77 63 15 2209 112 44 72% 94 38 18 4 0 2 11 5 151 0
MLB Averages 53% 71%
PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1999 22 4 1 .800 4.04 7 7 0 0 0 0 35.2 33 17 16 2 15 0 29 3 2 1 153 123 1.346 8.3 0.5 3.8 7.3 1.93 123
2000 23 10 10 .500 5.49 27 27 0 0 0 0 134.1 159 93 82 17 73 4 100 5 2 8 621 91 1.727 10.7 1.1 4.9 6.7 1.37 91
2001 24 20 21 .488 5.14 67 47 3 0 0 0 267.2 304 173 153 31 134 9 199 17 2 22 1224 94 1.636 10.2 1.0 4.5 6.7 1.49 94
2002 25 32 35 .478 4.48 100 80 3 1 1 0 466.0 501 265 232 52 205 20 333 24 2 29 2069 102 1.515 9.7 1.0 4.0 6.4 1.62 102
2003 26 42 44 .488 4.12 131 111 3 2 1 0 663.1 672 342 304 76 281 27 480 31 2 36 2904 110 1.437 9.1 1.0 3.8 6.5 1.71 110
2004 27 47 51 .480 4.20 155 135 3 2 1 0 801.2 817 413 374 90 347 31 596 37 2 39 3525 107 1.452 9.2 1.0 3.9 6.7 1.72 107
2005 28 55 69 .444 4.36 188 168 3 3 2 0 983.2 1003 529 477 113 446 39 728 49 2 47 4353 101 1.473 9.2 1.0 4.1 6.7 1.63 101
2006 29 57 74 .435 4.46 197 177 3 3 2 0 1028.0 1064 562 509 116 467 40 748 53 2 52 4561 99 1.489 9.3 1.0 4.1 6.5 1.60 99
2007 30 64 91 .413 4.63 231 203 7 3 2 0 1190.2 1250 678 612 135 545 49 870 62 3 60 5311 96 1.508 9.4 1.0 4.1 6.6 1.60 96
2008 31 65 94 .409 4.67 256 205 15 3 2 0 1228.1 1289 707 638 139 575 51 901 64 3 63 5487 95 1.518 9.4 1.0 4.2 6.6 1.57 95
2009 32 67 99 .404 4.71 289 212 24 3 2 2 1301.0 1349 750 681 145 615 52 944 69 3 63 5801 94 1.510 9.3 1.0 4.3 6.5 1.54 94

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1999 22 2 1 .667 3.60 35.0 31 16 14 2 14 28 3 1.286 8.0 3.6 7.2 2.00 0.5 7
2000 23 4 6 .400 5.33 98.0 118 64 58 14 54 71 2 1.755 10.8 5.0 6.5 1.31 1.3 20
2001 24 6 8 .429 4.64 130.0 141 74 67 14 59 97 12 1.538 9.8 4.1 6.7 1.64 1.0 40
2002 25 11 10 .524 3.63 191.0 194 86 77 21 70 129 7 1.382 9.1 3.3 6.1 1.84 1.0 33
2003 26 13 8 .619 3.12 196.0 166 76 68 23 74 146 7 1.224 7.6 3.4 6.7 1.97 1.1 31
2004 27 7 8 .467 4.43 136.0 142 74 67 14 65 114 6 1.522 9.4 4.3 7.5 1.75 0.9 24
2005 28 7 12 .368 5.32 176.0 187 116 104 23 100 128 12 1.631 9.6 5.1 6.5 1.28 1.2 33
2006 29 1 3 .250 6.43 42.0 59 33 30 3 20 19 4 1.881 12.6 4.3 4.1 0.95 0.6 9
2007 30 6 11 .353 5.42 161.0 181 108 97 18 76 121 9 1.596 10.1 4.2 6.8 1.59 1.0 34
2008 31 1 3 .250 6.00 36.0 37 27 24 4 28 30 2 1.806 9.3 7.0 7.5 1.07 1.0 25
2009 32 2 5 .286 5.40 70.0 59 47 42 6 39 42 5 1.400 7.6 5.0 5.4 1.08 0.8 33
11 Yrs 60 75 .444 4.59 1271.0 1315 721 648 142 599 925 69 1.506 9.3 6.5 1.54 1.0 289

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
2003 NL  4.7 (9th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
2003 NL  7.799 (10th)
Active  9.332 (46th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
Active  6.530 (44th)
Career  6.530 (157th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
Active  1,301.0 (50th)

Games Started s c a p y
Active  212 (45th)

Shutouts s c a p y
2002 NL  1 (10th)
2005 NL  1 (8th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2005 NL  99 (1st)
2007 NL  78 (10th)
Active  615 (25th)

Hits s c a p y
Active  1,349 (45th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
Active  1.003 (41st)

Losses s c a p y
2002 NL  14 (5th)
2005 NL  18 (1st)
2007 NL  17 (1st)
Active  99 (22nd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
2005 NL  103 (10th)
Active  681 (39th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
2001 AL  14 (1st)
2005 NL  8 (8th)
2007 NL  8 (8th)
Active  63 (18th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2001 AL  12 (9th)
2005 NL  12 (6th)
Active  69 (25th)
Career  69 (207th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
Active  5,801 (44th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
2003 NL  133 (10th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 4 (1996), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1865), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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